Staff shortage makes Postbus inventive – salzburg.ORF.at
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What is not yet possible for nursing staff is now being introduced by Postbus when looking for new bus drivers – fully paid training. The shortage of personnel is now so great that not only the bus company relies on unusual advertising material. The state of Salzburg and the transport association are also involved.
The requirements are low: a minimum age of 21 and a B driving license are mandatory. Junior employees could learn everything else during paid training, says Postbus CEO Silvia Kaupa-Götzl: “We pay for the D driver’s license. What is also new is that you are already employed by Postbus for the training period.”
Operators are looking for changing applicants
The state of Salzburg is also supporting this search for personnel and WILL in future be offering the driving license training courses for buses and trucks twelve times a year instead of eight times. This is the only way to implement the planned expansion of public transport in the state, says managing director Johannes Gfrerer from the transport association: “We want to expand the range of timetables. Because we need everyone who wants to be there and participate.”
“Guide me”
In addition, with immediate effect, “Denk mich” will be used to advertise staff on the post buses. According to the transport association, other bus companies could also join this advertising campaign on favorable terms.
However, Salzburg AG does not take part, although they are also urgently looking for people for their trolleybuses. The company has already practically finished its own campaign, it said at the request of the ORF.
Nationwide only about a thousand with licenses
According to the transport association, there are currently a total of around a thousand men and women in Salzburg who are allowed to use regular buses. The Postbus has around 400. But it needs a good ten percent more staff, according to the Postbus.
It would also be a success for the transport association if 100 new people signed up for the campaign. Taxi drivers are of course also a target group. The working conditions on regular buses could be attractive for them, says Transport Councilor Stefan Schnöll (ÖVP).